The Waterboys

The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's
membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from
Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York,
and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a
number of different styles, but their music is a mix of Celtic folk ... read more

Ian Rankin's Edinburgh playlist

To accompany our Edinburgh city guide, crime writer Ian Rankin has picked 10 tunes that soundtrack his home town, from the Bay City Rollers to the Proclaimers via the Rez...
Posted 11 October 2011 11.11am — Comment on this

The Waterboys: It's as if Yeats was with me

Mike Scott tells Neil McCormick how the Waterboys' new album marries the work of the great Irish poet to epic Celtic rock and roll
Posted 21 September 2011 5.38pm — Comment on this

Discuss the new Waterboys album with Mike Scott

Listen to the Waterboys' An Appointment with Mr Yeats and read Mike Scott's track-by-track guide. Better still, the man himself will discuss it in the comments section fr...
Posted 16 September 2011 1.17pm — Comment on this

Latitude festival - Music Addition - Lykke Li

On 14th - 17th July in the sumptuous surrounds of the Suffolk countryside, the welcoming daisy-adorned gates will open for the 6th edition of the magical and fantastica...
Posted 13 April 2011 1.42am — Comment on this

sunday morning updates

Johnny Farfisa said...# UNITED STATES OF EXISTENCE - The Collection (1994)# SICK ROSE - Floating (1990)# UNDERTAKERS - 13 Savage Garage-Punk Rippers (2001)# MORTICIAN...
Posted 27 February 2011 10.48am — Comment on this

thursday morning updates

Barbatrucmobile said...Vinylidyllique !- Nintendo Teenage Robots (= Alec Empire) - "We Punk Einheit !" (1999, DHR)- Ekseption - "Classic In Pop"http://vinylidyllique....
Posted 24 February 2011 6.37am — Comment on this

Gig review: The Waterboys: an appointment with Mr Yeats

THE WATERBOYS: AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR YEATSGLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL****
Posted 2 February 2011 12.00am — Comment on this

Readers recommend songs about royalty: the results

Whether as something to aspire to, or something to turn against, royalty has long been a goldmine of a subject for songwritersWe've had one of the biggest turnouts in rec...
Posted 16 December 2010 10.59pm — Comment on this

thursday afternoon updates

Any Major Dude said...ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 11. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christma...
Posted 2 December 2010 12.36pm — Comment on this

wednesday afternoon updates

Tongue said...THE WILD STARES - Land Of BeautyNICO - Hanging GardensSTONE ROSES - The Stone Rosesfuzzydebacle...bring the riots!http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com ...
Posted 3 November 2010 1.40pm — Comment on this

wednesday afternoon updates

strahinja said...1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die501. DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – Too-Rye-Ay (1982)502. SIMPLE MINDS – New Gold Dream (1982)50...
Posted 13 October 2010 3.05pm — Comment on this

Bard reputation: pop stars pick their favourite poets

To celebrate National Poetry Day, Dave Simpson talks to musicians about the joys – and occasional tribulations – of setting verse to musicPaul WellerI wasn't ...
Posted 7 October 2010 4.52pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 874: The Mariner's Children

For a cosy sound this autumn you could do worse than this oversized alt folk outfit in the vein of Mumford & SonsHome: Brighton, Norfolk, London.The lineup: Benedict Rubi...
Posted 23 September 2010 3.57pm — Comment on this

In Pictures: The Waterboys in Concert at Festival do Alentejo in Evora


Posted 3 August 2010 6.03pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played The Waterboys songs in the past year.

  • Whole of the moon  384 plays
  • Fisherman's Blues  15 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by The Waterboys over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 261 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 140 plays
  3. Absolute Classic Rock 25 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 00s 11 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 90s 11 plays

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